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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which examines issues regarding open educational resources and massively open online courses. New changes in technology-enhanced learning have made it possible for students in every nation on earth to take part in courses online. MOOC courses are typically free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are quite a few issues that technology-enhanced learning organizations are having to attend to now that technology-enhanced learning is developing so quickly. This book about MOOCs provides best practices in online teaching based on decades of research. How can institutions guarantee that the quality of schooling provided by these MOOC classes is acceptable? MOOCs are a form of distance education. How can stakeholders certify that teachers are properly credentialed to teach online? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Udacity to conduct these massively open online courses? What experimental teaching practices and evaluation strategies are in use today? How can institutions handle problems like poor student motivation and high student dropout rates?

As distance learning technology becomes more abundant there is a growing need to be aware of how these massive open online courses are being conducted. Scientists and lots of other stakeholders would like to better understand the outcomes of these new open educational initiatives. Instructors want to understand how MOOC classes can be made better. To handle this increasing desideratum for details the amazing new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of massive open online courses and other open education topics. This authoritative new book also reviews the controversies associated with these massive online courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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